EXECUTIVE ORDER MJF 96-20

Establishment of Substance Abuse Educational Program for
State Employees

WHEREAS: the Office of the Governor and the State of
Louisiana have a long-standing commitment to working toward
a drug-free Louisiana;

WHEREAS: the employees of this state are among its most
valuable resources and their good health is necessary for them
to carry out their responsibilities;

WHEREAS: substance abuse causes serious adverse
consequences on users, affecting their productivity, their
health and safety, and their dependents, co-workers and the
general public;

WHEREAS: state government should actively promote a
drug free workforce and the prevention of substance abuse by
its employees; and

WHEREAS: the Federal Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988
places restrictions on state government offices which receive
federal grants and contracts, and requires them to maintain a
drug-free workplace;

NOW THEREFORE I, M. J. "MIKE" FOSTER, JR.,
Governor of the State of Louisiana, by virtue of the
Constitution and laws of the State of Louisiana, do hereby
order and direct as follows:

SECTION 1: The state of Louisiana shall have a goal to
increase employee awareness about substance abuse and to
achieve and maintain a workplace free of drug and alcohol
abuse. The state of Louisiana shall have a policy which:

a. prohibits the illegal use, possession, sale or
manufacture of controlled substances by state employees;

b. prohibits reporting to work or working under the
influence of illegal drugs or alcohol;

c. encourages rehabilitation, when possible, for
substance abuse by employees; and

d. promotes substance abuse awareness for state
employees.

SECTION 2: The commissioner of administration shall
maintain and administer the substance abuse policy and
awareness program for state employees. The policy and
awareness program shall be applicable to all state employees
and shall meet the requirements of the 1988 Federal Drug Free
Workplace Act.

SECTION 3: All state agencies shall carry out the
provisions of the established substance abuse policy and
awareness program. All state agencies shall make a good faith
effort to maintain a workplace free of substance abuse.

SECTION 4: This order is effective upon the signature of
the governor and shall remain in effect until amended,
modified, or rescinded by operation of law.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand officially
and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the State of
Louisiana, at the Capitol, in the City of Baton Rouge, on this
1st day of July, 1996.